DAK Club33 (former Lion King dark ride thread)

[Bostb71]

So...

You guys don't hate Zootopia, just don't wanna see it in DAK? But say it were to go into DHS instead, you'd be completely on board with it?

Yes

 

[peter11435]

So...

You guys don't hate Zootopia, just don't wanna see it in DAK? But say it were to go into DHS instead, you'd be completely on board with it?

The problem is that it doesn’t belong at DAK.

 

[Disney Maddux]

The problem is that it doesn’t belong at DAK.

I personally think it does, but I can see why you'd think otherwise.

But say the land is to go into DHS instead, you'd have no problems with it at all and even be on board with it?

Yes

Alright... I remember a while back, certain people seemed to have a death wish on Zootopia and anyone who wanted it incorporated into the parks at all.

 

[peter11435]

I'm on board with Zootopia in the parks (and judging by your signature I can see you would be also) that being said. It really fits the best in AK.

It doesn’t fit AK at all.

There are other parks it would fit in infinity better.

 

[Surferboy567]

There are a couple of furries on the board who are way too into Zootopia in a super creepy way. They're obsessed with the idea of a Zootopia land at DAK.

Forgot about this...good point maybe I should start or revive another Zootopia thread so this can stay Lion King and the other can be all about Zootopia never realized how hotly contested this was. That furry thing is an interesting variable I never considered.

 

[FigmentFan82]

So probably not Lion King dark ride, but rather Club 33?
Hopefully they are considering a LK dark ride. Fingers crossed!

 

[peter11435]

I personally think it does,

Then you either don’t understand DAK or you don’t understand Zootopia. Maybe both.

 

[Disney Maddux]

Then you either don’t understand DAK or you don’t understand Zootopia. Maybe both.

Don't need to be rude.

 

[Surferboy567]

So probably not Lion King dark ride, but rather Club 33?
Hopefully they are considering a LK dark ride. Fingers crossed!

First off great picture! Second off yeah that's what it is looking like.

 

[peter11435]

Don't need to be rude.

Not trying to be rude. Just honest.

And we’ve been through all of this before.

 

[Disney Maddux]

Not trying to be rude. Just honest.

And we’ve been through all of this before.

But like I was saying before... If it were to go to DHS, you'd be completely on board with it?

Also, I'd like it to see it at DHS instead as well, since it would fit better there, and could be a lot bigger (the space behind Star Tours).

 

[peter11435]

But like I was saying before... If it were to go to DHS, you'd be completely on board with it?

Also, I'd like it to see it at DHS instead as well, since it would fit better there, and could be a lot bigger (the space behind Star Tours).

Yes. That’s what I was refering to us having been through before. The opposition is not about zootopia it’s about it not belonging in DAK.

 

[DisneyDodo]

Then you either don’t understand DAK or you don’t understand Zootopia. Maybe both.

Because theme park design is an objective science. Suggesting an IP for the wrong park can only suggest ignorance. It's no better than denying the existence of gravity.

 

[Tom Morrow]

I have to agree with @peter11435. Zootopia doesn't fit at all, the entire film makes jokes at the expense of the animals and DAK is all about respecting the animals and portraying them and the worlds they inhabit realistically. If they ever even suggest it I hope Joe Rohde fights tooth and nail to prevent it because as-is, DAK is, IMO, the most cohesive and immersive theme park in the US.

Regarding the OP, I'm not a fan of having multiple attractions dedicated to the same film in a park (outside of IP-specific lands). They already have FOTL which is better than whatever budget dark ride they could squeeze in, so I hope this doesn't happen either.

 

[rle4lunch]

a Lion King ride could tell a story though and have special effects... rather than having a live elephant dropping some deuces as you pass by lol

Maybe the lion can roar at us instead of speaking actual words.. you know, just like the shaman AA that's spewing nonsense.

 

[HauntedPirate]

IF this was to come to fruition, and it doesn't sound like it will, I'm not sure how enthused I'd be about it.

I'm not touching any talk of the other movie mentioned, as I'm on record as feeling it's ... entirely forgettable (to put it nicely, which is a minority opinion, I know) and agree that it has no place in DAK.

 

[999th Happy Haunt]

If they still want to use the animated version as the source material, they could frame the ride so the backstory is that we’re stepping into an African legend/fairytale, these characters don’t actually exist in the very real-world Africa depicted on the safari or around the land.

Edit: I’m referring to the Lion King dark ride, not Zootopia

 

[IMDREW]

@marni1971 I remember you saying there were 2 new projects for Animal Kingdom in the works. Was this one of them? And/or are the other 2 still a thing?

 

[marni1971]

@marni1971 I remember you saying there were 2 new projects for Animal Kingdom in the works.

Educated guess says this is related to a lounge.

 

[Rteetz]

So...

You guys don't hate Zootopia, just don't wanna see it in DAK? But say it were to go into DHS instead, you'd be completely on board with it?

Yes.